Maddie McDowell and the Rodeo Robbery

This Pinkerton-style mystery ropes together intrigue, friendship, and bucking broncos in a 1919 wild west rodeo show.

When Maddie runs away from boarding school to join the rodeo show that’s passing through town, she doesn’t expect to accidentally impersonate the missing rodeo star. But now the mystery has her trapped. Tracking down clues and learning who to trust and who to avoid is hard enough, but she also has trick roping and riding to learn.

Discovering what happened to the actual rodeo star puts her in danger both on and off the horse. Maddie must prove herself, and the girl she’s impersonating, innocent of crime while also proving herself worthy of riding the toughest bronc. But will all the adventure teach her what she needs the most?

LuAnn Rod has three loves: reading, writing, and horses. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English literature through Montana State University, and worked twenty-five years in the newsroom at her local newspaper. LuAnn and her husband live near Bozeman, Montana where she enjoys riding her Arabian horses across prairies and mountains, playing with her dogs, and sharing her stories with young readers and kindred dreamers.